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EU vows tough countermeasures to US tariffs

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” adding that they will trigger tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc. “The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests,” von der Leyen said in a statement in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

11:54 Et February 11, 2025

Trump to announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs in latest trade escalation

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals duties, in another ...

09:57 Et February 10, 2025

Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It’s not clear if Putin really does

Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield. Kyiv is grappling with shortages of men and weapons. And the ...

11:45 Et February 8, 2025

Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court

U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies such as Israel, drawing condemnation ...

11:48 Et February 7, 2025

At least 10 killed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting, gunman also dead

Sweden’s worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education center west of Stockholm. The gunman’s ...

12:05 Et February 5, 2025

China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google

China countered President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. ...

11:33 Et February 4, 2025

Transatlantic trade war would hurt both sides, European leaders warn

European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked igniting a trade war that would harm consumers on both ...

14:14 Et February 3, 2025

Trump’s trade war among allies triggers retaliation from Canada and Mexico

Canada and Mexico ordered retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, and businesses and consumers in both countries questioned Sunday how the new trade war might affect them. ...

14:05 Et February 3, 2025

USAID website goes offline in Trump administration’s 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide

The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and program shutdowns continued in President Donald Trump’s freeze on U.S.-funded foreign aid and development worldwide. Congressional Democrats battled the Trump administration increasingly openly, expressing concern that Trump may be headed toward ending USAID as an independent agency ...

12:23 Et February 2, 2025

Several people are feared dead in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take ritual baths in sacred rivers ...

11:24 Et January 29, 2025
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